Displays for a medical device

Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A glucose monitoring system, comprising:
 one or more processors; 
 a glucose sensor communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, wherein at least a portion of the glucose sensor is configured to be transcutaneously positioned in contact with a bodily fluid of a subject; 
 a handheld receiver unit comprising a display; 
 an accelerometer configured to generate orientation data indicative of a detected orientation of the handheld receiver unit in operative communication with the one or more processors; 
 at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive sensor data indicative of a glucose level of the subject from the glucose sensor, 
 receive the orientation data from the accelerometer, 
 detect a user selection on the handheld receiver unit corresponding to a selected output related to the glucose level of the subject on the handheld receiver unit, and 
 associate the selected output related to the glucose level of the subject on the handheld receiver unit with the detected orientation of the handheld receiver unit. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 cause the handheld receiver unit to provide the selected output related to the glucose level of the subject based on the detected orientation. 
 
     
     
       3. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the selected output comprises a display screen on the display of the handheld receiver unit, wherein the display screen is in a display orientation associated with the detected orientation and the selected output. 
     
     
       4. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 3 , wherein the display screen is rotated by 90 degrees to be in the display orientation. 
     
     
       5. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the selected output comprises a display screen on the display of the handheld receiver unit, and wherein a portion of the display screen is configured to be sized according to a zoom-in feature or a zoom-out feature. 
     
     
       6. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the selected output comprises a display screen comprising a graph of the received glucose data over a period of time. 
     
     
       7. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 2 ,  claim 1 , wherein the selected output comprises one or more display screens on the display of the handheld receiver unit. 
     
     
       8. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the handheld receiver unit comprises a mobile phone. 
     
     
       9. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the selected output comprises a glucose graph. 
     
     
       10. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 cause the handheld receiving unit to provide the selected output while the handheld receiving unit is in the detected orientation associated with the selected output. 
 
     
     
       11. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the orientation data comprises a rotational movement. 
     
     
       12. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the accelerometer is disposed within the handheld receiver unit. 
     
     
       13. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 monitor for another instance of the user selection, and 
 in response to detecting the another instance of the user selection, generate the selected output based on the orientation data of the detected orientation associated with the selected output. 
 
     
     
       14. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 monitor for another instance of the user selection, and in response to detecting the another instance of the user selection, generate the selected output comprising a display screen based on the associated orientation data on the display of the handheld receiver unit, wherein the display screen comprises a trend indicator and a graph displaying glucose data over a period of time. 
 
     
     
       15. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 14 , wherein the trend indicator is configured to be displayed in one or more directions based on the associated orientation data and according to a status of a trend. 
     
     
       16. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 14 , wherein the trend indicator is configured to be displayed in one or more colors based on the associated orientation data and according to a status of a trend. 
     
     
       17. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 monitor for another instance of the user selection, and in response to detecting the another instance of the user selection, generate the selected output comprising a display screen based on the orientation data on the display of the handheld receiver unit, wherein the display screen comprises a graph displaying glucose data over a period of time, wherein the graph comprises a time axis, and wherein the display screen further includes a current glucose value. 
 
     
     
       18. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the handheld receiver unit comprises a touch screen. 
     
     
       19. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 18 , wherein the user selection comprises a detected input using the touch screen. 
     
     
       20. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the user selection comprises inserting a blood glucose test strip into a test strip port on the handheld receiver unit. 
     
     
       21. The glucose monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the selected output comprises a blood glucose test display screen corresponding to a blood glucose test.